Hanger panel for veneer masonry blocks



Feb. 6, 1962 R. c. HANSEN 3,019,560

HANGER PANEL FOR VENEER MASONRY BLOCKS Filed Dec. 31, 1958 INVENTOR. ROYC. HANSEN M ATTORNEYS United States Patent HANGER PANEL I OR VENEERMASONRY BLOCKS Utah Filed Dec. 31, 1958, Ser. No. 784,336 2 Claims. (Cl.50-342) This invention relates to structural hangers for anchoringveneer masonry blocks in building construction, and is particularlyconcerned with providing such hangers in panel formation so that theymay be easily and quickly applied to walls being newly constructed orre-faced.

A variety of types of structural hanger strips adapted for applicationvertically in mutually spaced, side-by-side relationship to wall faces,for receiving and anchoring horizontal courses of veneer bricks andother types of veneer masonry blocks have been developed heretofore andhave been Widely used in both new construction and the remodeling of oldstructures. Their application to wall surfaces, however, is timeconsuming, and it is almost impossible to obtain sufficiently preciselateral alignment of the block anchoring formations to insure blockcourses which are straight and true in accordance with acceptablemasonry standards.

A principal object of this invention is to provide a structural panelhaving a facing adapted to receive and positively anchor veneer masonryblocks in true masonry formation.

Veneer bricks are usually made by splitting special blocks of cement andcinder, pumice, or other lightweight aggregate along rectilinearrecesses or kerfs. This means that they have rough front and rear faces,which will not fit flush against a wall surface.

Accordingly, another object of the invention is to provide such a panelwhose facing effectively holds the veneer bricks or blocks in properlyaligned relationship despite their rear surface roughness.

Outstanding features of the invention in the accomplishment of theseobjects are the provision of a formed wire mesh facing presentingalternate rows of channels and ridges and extending substantiallycoextensively over one face of a backing panel, the provision ofshouldered bases for the ridges as positive seating means disposed apredetermined distance outwardly from the panel face, and the provisionof vertical mortar line guides marked on the panel face.

Further objects and features of the invention will become apparent fromthe following detailed description of the presently preferred specificembodiment illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 represents a fragmentary front perspective view of a corner of abuilding whose walls are faced with the hanger panels of the invention,several courses of veneer bricks being shown anchored in place;

FIG. 2, a fragmentary front elevation drawn to an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3, a vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of FIG 2;

FIG. 4, a similar Vertical section taken on the line 4-4 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5, a perspective view of one of the hanger panels per se.

Referring to the drawing:

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the walls 10, FIG. 1, ofa building are faced with veneer bricks 11 in masonry courses asillustrated, the veneer bricks being held in proper masonry courseformation by means of hanger panels 12, see particularly FIG. 5,

which abut edgewise and are nailed or otherwise secured to the wallframing 13.

Each of the individual hanger panels comprises a backing panel 14 of anysuitable material, such as wood or composition board, and an expanse ofwire mesh 15 secured to a face of such backing panel by any suitablemeans, preferably wire staples 16.

The wire mesh 15 is approximately coextensive with the panel face, andis formed by any suitable means, e.g. a press and dies, with alternatechannels 17 and ridges 18 extending in parallel rows across the outer,exposed face thereof for receiving and holding the veneer bricks 11.

The channels 17 have respective Widths adapted to snugly receive theveneer bricks. They are slightly less in width than such bricks, atleast along lower portions of their depths adjacent to the brick-seatingzone, so as to insure resilient gripping of the bricks when seated inthe wall-facing positions shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.

In this illustrated embodiment, ridges 1 8 are shouldered at theirbases, and the brick-seating zone is established outwardly of the panelface by the shoulders 18a, see particularly FIG. 4. This enables thehangers to accommodate rough protruding faces of bricks, as illustrated,without disrupting the veneer finish facing of the wall.

The opposite sides 18b of each ridge 18 are approximately normal to thepanel face, so as to permit pushing of the bricks into the channels 17from and. through the open tops thereof directly at the desiredlocations of positioning. As such bricks are pushed into seatingposition, they are resiliently gripped by the numerous edges presentedby the wire mesh and are held tightly in their mutually alignedpositions.

For aiding rapid building up of the veneer facing, it is a feature ofthe invention that guide lines 19 running at right angles across thechannels 17 and ridges 18 are marked in some suitable manner, as byprinting on the working face of each of the panels 14. These are spacedat regular intervals determined by the length of the bricks, so thatthere is always a vertical mortar line spacing guide for each bricklaid.

Mortar is troweled between the veneer bricks as laid, following both thehorizontal and vertical lines established by the ridges l3 and guidemarkings 19, respectively. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the ridges 18 areof such length as to terminate short of the normal mortar line facings20, whereby they are covered and concealed by the applied mortar.

It can be seen that, with this panel hanger, the veneer bricks or blocksare resiliently and substantially continuously supported and grippedalong their lengths, as contrasted with the localized support and gripof the usual hanger strips, and are, therefore, not nearly as subject tobreakage during application or later as when the latter type of hangerare utilized. Moreover, the mortar tends to exude through the mesh andbecome firmly anchored substantially continuously along the length ofthe mortar lines. An additional advantage is that bricks or blocks ofexceptionally long and exceptionally short lengths may be easily usedtogether.

The term wire mesh as here used is to be interpreted sutficientlybroadly to include such similar materials as certain varieties ofexpanded metal.

While the hanger, panels may be fabricated in any convenient size forshipment and application, .it has been found that 4 x 8 or 4' x 10' aregenerally desirable sizes minimizing the number of abutment joinders inany given wall and insuring maximum strength and ease of applicationwith acceptable shipping, storage, and handling characteristics.

Whereas this invention is here illustrated and described with respect toa particular preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood thatvarious changes may be made without departing from the generic inventiveconcepts disclosed.

I claim:

1. A hanger panel for veneer blocks, comprising a backing panel adaptedto cover a portion of a wall expanse and to be secured to the wallframing; an expanse of Wire mesh substantially coextensive with saidbacking panel and secured to a face thereof, said wire mesh being formedwith alternate channels and ridges extending in parallel rows across theexposed face thereof, the said ridges having sides adjacent their tips,respectively, which are approximately normal to the said face of thebacking panel and mutually similar shoulders extending outwardiy at andalong their bases, respectively, and spaced from said backing panel, soas to permit insertion of blocks directly into the channels from theopen tops thereof; and blocks resting on the mutually opposite andconfronting shoulders of mutually adjacent channel-defining ridges,respectively, the spacing between the sides of References Cited in thefile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 582,368 Otterson May 11, 1897658,868 Rosenbaum Oct. 2, 1900 1,502,012 Benedict July 22, 19241,615,578 Gersman Ian. 25, 1927 1,906,583 Haines May 2, 1933 1,932,274Kublanow Oct. 24, 1933 1,932,276 Kublanow Oct. 24, 1933 1,997,092 DuffyApr. 9, 1935

